Full Narrative
On April 15, 2018, at 1300 UTC, a Cirrus SR-20, D-EWTG, and a Dallach D4b Fascination, D-MJEK, encountered a midair collision under unknown circumstances near Adolf Würth Airport (EDTY), Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Both aircraft were destroyed; and the pilots, the sole occupants in each airplane, were fatally injured. The Cirrus S-20 had departed from Stuttgart Airport (EDDS), Stuttgart, Germany with a destination of EDTY. The Dallach D4b Fascination departed from Regensburg, Germany also with a destination of EDTY.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU). Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from:
BFU Germany:
Bundestelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung
Hermann-Blenk-Straße 16
38108 Braunschweig
Germany
Telephone: +49 531 35 48-0
E-mail: [email protected]
Investigator-in-Charge:
Mr. Klaus-Uwe Fuchs
Telephone: +49 531 35 48-0
E-mail: [email protected]
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU Germany.
On April 15, 2018, at 1300 UTC, a Cirrus SR-20, D-EWTG, and a Dallach D4b Fascination, D-MJEK, encountered a midair collision under unknown circumstances near Adolf Würth Airport (EDTY), Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Both aircraft were destroyed; and the pilots, the sole occupants in each airplane, were fatally injured. The Cirrus S-20 had departed from Stuttgart Airport (EDDS), Stuttgart, Germany with a destination of EDTY. The Dallach D4b Fascination departed from Regensburg, Germany also with a destination of EDTY.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU). Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from:
BFU Germany:
Bundestelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung
Hermann-Blenk-Straße 16
38108 Braunschweig
Germany
Telephone: +49 531 35 48-0
E-mail: [email protected]
Investigator-in-Charge:
Mr. Klaus-Uwe Fuchs
Telephone: +49 531 35 48-0
E-mail: [email protected]
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU Germany.
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